THE $23 POLAROID

My father-in-law gave me his Polaroid Spirit 600 camera from the 80’s. I thought it would be cool to use it on a shoot with Vivi. I took out the camera and made this print. The feel of the shutter release and the whirring of the motor brought back memories of my old Polaroid Pronto from the 70’s. The print came out and we waited. The print took longer to develop than I remember and this is what appeared. I expected a few artifacts but was generally pleased with it. When I shot another picture, the film pack jammed. I didn’t have a changing bag so I couldn’t do an on-site repair. Later that night, I unjammed the film pack. When I went to take another photo, it jammed again. This time I removed the top print from the film pack. I took another photo and it jammed again. I put the camera away for a couple of months. When I took it out to make a photo, I discovered the batteries had died. The film pack cost $23 and I got one print. And this is one of the many reasons I don’t miss film. On another note, Vivi looks stunning but she would anyway no matter what I used to photograph her. @samsanchezphoto